King Charles III celebrates His 74th Birthday Today

Happy Birthday to King Charles III. 74 today 14th November. Above is a lovely embroidered sampler stitched (not by me) to celebrate his birth in 1948.

A large Toby Jug made by Royal Doulton in 2008 to celebrate the 60th birthday of the then Prince Charles.

A very young Charles on a Royal Albert plate and a mug to celebrate to celebrate the Investiture of Charles becoming Prince of Wales in 1969.

King Charles and Queen Camilla at the time of their wedding in 2005 pictured on a very nice bag.

Most of my souvenirs of Charles include Diana, I think I have done well to find a few very nice ones of Charles and Camilla.
 

Coronation Tea Set, Fabric and More

Blogger as usual decides the order of my pics so I'll start here.

Bought this doll high chair at a Doll Fair recently, reminds me of one I had as a child. Perfect for my old Patsy doll with some Jubilee ribbon on her hat and collar and a flag to wave. Also had some old 1937 Coronation stickers to place on the tray and a small Charles and Diana cup for Patsy not to mention a small bunny with pink ears to match Patsy's outfit. I amaze myself sometimes with the things I have hidden away.

A beautiful and rare piece of Coronation fabric I bought on eBay from America. Could be Damask and it has a backing so think it might have been part of a curtain The fabric measures 7' x4' or 214x122 cm. Some parts are not in good condition and I took a risk and washed it - in the bath as it was so heavy.

Another rare item, this is a tea set from the coronation of Edward VII in 1902 in near perfect condition the only damage is the to the lid of the teapot. The large bowl in front is a slop bowl and these were popular with tea sets of that era. I think you tipped the dregs of your teacup in then you could have another cup of tea. There are no makers marks underneath, this was common at that time.

Australia, Canada, India and Cape Colony are all pictured on the plates. South Africa was called Cape Colony at that time. The 2 large plates at the back would be sandwich or cake plates. To survive 120 years in that condition is amazing.

My latest cross stitch is a change from Royal Designs but I like it and felt like stitching something different. Another Teresa Gil design and I bought the small doll in London.

Finished this pretty design and love all the little pearls stitched in. A design by Maria Diaz and featured in Cross Stitch magazine.

A friend gave me this chair and at last this poor neglected bear has a permanent place to sit. His years of being moved aside are over.

Well I did have a pic. of the whole piece of Coronation fabric I wanted to show as I am so thrilled with it but it disappeared, maybe next time. The fabric even has the GOLD COACH on it